Coxhoe Primary School
Cornforth Lane, Coxhoe, Durham, DH6 4EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jayne Bartle
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 355
- Pupils on roll
- 309
- URN
- 114080
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913770294
About this school
Coxhoe Primary School is a community primary school in Durham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 309 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Coxhoe Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 41 | 48 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 77% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 13% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 88% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 98% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 90% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Coxhoe Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 320 |
| 2023/24 | 331 |
| 2024/25 | 315 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coxhoe Primary School compares
Coxhoe Primary School ranked 15th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 4.2% | 21.6% | 309 | — |
| West Cornforth Primary School | 83% | 6.2% | 50% | 251 | 0.6 miles |
| Bowburn Primary School | — | — | — | 438 | 1.7 miles |
| Kelloe Primary School | 76% | 5.4% | 42.3% | 124 | 1.7 miles |
| Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy | 84% | 5% | 34.1% | 248 | 1.9 miles |
| Cassop Primary School | 53% | 6.3% | 21.4% | 114 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 24 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.59%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.22%
- Persistent absence
- 9.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Cornforth Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ferryhill
-
Bowburn Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Bowburn
-
Kelloe Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Kelloe
-
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Ferryhill
-
Cassop Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Durham
Other schools in Durham
Coxhoe Primary School ranks 5th of the 42 ranked primary schools in Durham.
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester Primary
- Bearpark Primary School Primary
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Primary
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary
- Brandon Primary Academy Primary
- Burnhope Primary School Primary
- Cassop Primary School Primary
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School Primary
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School Primary
- Edmondsley Primary Academy Primary
- Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Coxhoe Primary School teach?
- Coxhoe Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Durham.
- Who is the headteacher of Coxhoe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Coxhoe Primary School is Mrs Jayne Bartle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Coxhoe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coxhoe Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Coxhoe Primary School?
- Coxhoe Primary School has 309 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Coxhoe Primary School full?
- Coxhoe Primary School has capacity for 355 pupils and 309 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Coxhoe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Coxhoe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Coxhoe Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Coxhoe Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Coxhoe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Coxhoe Primary School compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Coxhoe Primary School ranked 15th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Coxhoe Primary School's absence rate?
- Coxhoe Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Coxhoe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coxhoe Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.